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Predictability in professional sports

Predictability in professional sports

Sports professionals are often faced with a significant amount of strategy.  For example, in the National Football League, a contest between two teams is essentially a chess match between two coaches.  The strategy encompasses play-calling, substitutions, game plan, and much more.  The coaches may be exhibiting the minimax strategy of game theory to best improve [...]

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